SUNCHEON, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Jeolla Province announced on Thursday that the Suncheon Bay Wetland Reserve was chosen by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization as one of the top 100 tourist spots to visit in South Korea for 2019-2020, making it the fourth consecutive year for [...]

SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The government has shut down Suncheon Bay and the surrounding area for an indefinite period after the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced yesterday that bird droppings containing a highly pathogenic form of avian influenza had been discovered. Roads leading to and around the popular tourist location [...]

SUNCHEON, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The Suncheon Bay International Eco-Environmental Art Festival (SEEAF) is set to take off on November 18, highlighting the iconic Suncheon Bay National Garden through artistic means. The 1.1 million-square-foot garden was formed in 2013 to stop urban development from damaging a natural landmark, Suncheon Bay. With a total of [...]

SUNCHEON, South Korea, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Paul Potts, the former cellphone salesman turned world-famous opera singer, performed Tuesday at the 2016 Suncheon Bay International Symphony Festival at the city’s iconic Suncheon Bay National Garden. The garden was established in 2014, after 1.12 square kilometers of natural habitat was converted into a conservation area. [...]